Senior Financial Analyst, WW Grocery Stores

Financial Planning And Analysis Role

Responsible for developing, interpreting, and implementing financial concepts for financial planning, analysis, and control. Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Gathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, investment activity, customer deals, trended future requirements, and operating forecasts. Develops, implements, and monitors financial performance metrics, existing and new store performance, and profit and sales drivers. Ensures development and distribution of reports / recommendations relating to financial and performance planning, investment options, and related decision tools.

Key job responsibilities :

• Supports the financial planning process, financial analysis, and development of key business insights for functional areas of sales, gross margin, labor, or consolidated performance.
• Works with regional and global business partners to implement tactics related to regional and company strategy.
• Leads a cross-regional quarterly targeting and forecasting process focused on transparency, accuracy, and financial improvement.
• Partners cross-functionally to understand underlying retail business drivers and utilizes this knowledge to partner in the development of forecasting models consistent with company goals.
• Leads weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reviews and opportunity identification from stores spanning 3-4 regions.
• Shares performance review insights with the Financial Business Analysis Team and regional leadership for further short-term action plan development.
• Performs pro forma and ROIC modeling for operational capital investment decisions.
• Supports capital development strategies in partnership with regional leadership and store development teams.
• May provide advice and guidance to less experienced team members.